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A Snake's Tail

Synopsis

The film set in London is about the relationship between Kami, a 40 year old businessman whose father has just passed away, and Agha, the Mullah or Priest who conducts the burial ceremony. The story shows how Agha, an opium addict with a penchant for Persian Sufi poetry, takes Kami, who is distraught by the death of his father, under his wings. During their weekly meetings Agha not only exposes Kami to the beautiful poetry of Rumi and Hafiz but to the euphoric pleasures of opium, the preferred drug of Iranians since time immemorial.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
74 mins
Format
tbc
Director
Bijan Daneshmand 1st Feature
Producer
B D Productions
Editor
Paul Cronin
Screenwriter
Bijan Daneshmand
Director of Photography
Paul Cronin
Sound
Dan Weinberg
Composer
Fariborz Kiani
Principal cast
Manou Marzban, Omid Gholami, Bijan Daneshmand

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

BD Productions c/o The Film Exchange

27A Pall Mall Deposit
124-128 Barlby Road
London W10 6BL
UK

info@asnakestail.com

Sales Company

The Film Exchange

27A Pall Mall Deposit
124-128- Barlby Road
London W10 6BL
UK

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